An operation to tackle fly-tipping in Allerdale has been nominated for a Keep Britain Tidy award.
#OperationRespect, led by Allerdale council and involving several partners, has seen community clean-ups, multi-agency enforcement activity, and a communications campaign highlighting some of the key issues associated with fly-tipping such as the need to ensure residents use registered waste carriers to dispose of any waste.
The awards recognise and celebrate local authorities that are committed to making significant improvements to the environment on people’s doorsteps.
It has been shortlisted in the Initiative of the Year award.
Allerdale council has worked with its waste and street scene contractors AWS and Tivoli Services, Cumbria police, the Environment Agency, Cumbria Fire and Rescue, Cumbria County Council’s community team, and local housing associations on the project.
Keep Britain Tidy’s chief executive, Allison Ogden-Newton, said: “I would like to congratulate Allerdale Borough Council on being shortlisted for one of our annual awards.
“We know that people want to live in places that are clean and tidy and local authorities have a massive role to play in this and should rightly be recognised for their efforts.
“We are thrilled that so many authorities entered our awards and, again, the standard was incredibly high. We look forward to seeing representatives from Allerdale Borough Council and their partners at our awards ceremony in Birmingham in February.”
Cllr Jim Lister, portfolio holder with responsibility for environmental services, said: “This is fantastic news and much deserved recognition for the team’s work. A cleaner, greener Allerdale is one of our key aims from our council strategy, and #OperationRespect is one part of achieving this. Best of luck to the team, and fingers crossed that we’ll scoop the award.”
The Keep Britain Tidy Awards will be presented at the charity’s annual Network Conference in Birmingham on February 10.
